Food product



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abme new l 'rplain ribbon 10, a folded ribbon 11, a plain.

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UNITED ,STATES u 1,717,401 PATENT OFFICE. l,

" scor'r. H. 1 ERxY, or SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY.

' roon PRODUCT.

-. Application filed May 1,

My invention relates to food products. Among the objects of my invention are To devise a new food lproduct which shall l be pleasing and appetizing in appearance; which shall befsuch a texture thatit can be readily masticated `and thoroughly permeated by the saliva and other digestants;

which shall be of such a texture. that it will sup ort without fracture the shocks due to pac ing and shipping and which shall be of such atexture that all parts ofsame may be equally dried or baked. t

To devise a process for producing a food product having the above characteristics and Which, in addition, can be fabricated from la lar e number of materials at a low cost.

hese and other objects and advantages of.

process of mak- In carr mg out my 1nvent1on, I first place `a. layer o material 5 upon the support 6 and.

then place a second layer 7u on the layer- 5.

The layers 5 and 7 ma be ormed as plain fiat ribbons or they may e made inthe for of a ribbon that is corrugated, imbricate castellated or embossed or shaped in .any

' through the body of the ribbon. The' particular texture that is given to the body ofthe .ribbons may be varied.

After the ribbons 5 and V7 are superim.

4 0 osed, vI then place upon the ribbon 7 a rib'- on 8 which is folded as shown, or arranged in any manner so that its contact with the ribbon 7 will be discontinuous. I then 'place upon the ribbon 8 a ribbon 9 which is prefer-l ably folded as shown. v

After the layers are superimposed, as just' explained, I then begin as at the right end in Fi 2 and roll the rlbbons into the form of a cy Inder as shown injFig. 1.

While I have shown a plain ribbon superimposed upon the plain. ribbon 5 and thesec-` tions 8 and 9 of a folded ribbon, yet itis to be understood that my product can be made with other combinations such, for instance, as that shown in Fig. 3 in which there 1s a `manner so that there willv be interstices 1922. serial No. 557,544.

ribbon 12, a folded yribbon 13 and a plain rlbbon 14. v

It is alsov to be understood that there may be any number of superposed plain and fold-` ed ribbons; also, that the shaping andsupe'rposition of the ribbons into the-form of a.

cylinder shown in Fig. 1` may 'be omitted or they may be shaped into any other form desired.

After the ribbons are superimposed'they may be dried or baked by removal to a drying or baking oven, or they may be treated in 'any approved manner to prepare the same for the market, or they may shaped into any form desired and then dried or baked or treated'in any manner to prepare the same for the market. s

The material from vwhich my improved product is formed is preferably reduced to a plastic condition in any approved manner and formed into a ribbon by the use of rolls or' other forming mechanism. The sections 'of the ribbons are then superimposed, certain of the sections being -left as the leave the rolls and other sections being fo ded or corrugated as desired. After the superposition of the sections of the ribbon, the ribbons may be shaped as already explained.

It is to be noted that by `using two or moret plain ribbons such as 5 and 7 which form the Vouter layers of the cylinder shown in Fig. 1,

I greatlystrengthen the food product and increase its ability .to stand the shocks occurring during shi ment.. r

By folding the sections 8 and 9 of the ribbon, I insure that during the drying yor baking rocess every part f the food product will e thoroughly dried or baked; also that theproduct is renderedv more -capable of absorbmg cream or sauces and more permeable to the saliva and other digestive juices. lThe folding of the sections 8 and 9 of the rribbon also renders mastication of the food product easier, and gives the formed product suitable bulk.

'I consider any food product havin sec tions of plain ribbon alternating wit sections of folded or corrugated ribbon or ribbon otherwise treated so that its contact with the section' of plain ribbon will be discontinuous to be within the scope of my invention.

It is also to be noted that by superimposing a plurality ofsectionsof ribbon preparatory to the forming o eration,Y I am enabled to `greatly increase t e rapidity of production of my improved tfood product.

Hence, I consider any foodproduct that is they are superimposed and the forms into composed of a plurality of superimposed secwhich they are afterwards shaped without tions of ribbon which are afterwards rolled departing :from the spirit of my invention. f into a cylinder or sha ed into other forms' to I claim 5 be within the scope o my invention. A food product consisting of the contigu- While I have shown certain embodiments ous convolutions of a plurality of juxtaposed of my invention, it isto be understood that plain and' folded ribbons, said plain ribbons these are for purposes of illustration only being alternately disposed to said folded riband not intended to limit the scope thereof, bons.

10 for many variations may. be made in the In testimony whereof, I aiix my signature. forms of the ribbons, the orders in which SCTT H. PERKY. 

